carestía

• IPA^(key): /kaɾesˈtia/ [ka.ɾesˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ca‧res‧tí‧a

carestía f (plural carestías)

1. expensiveness; priciness; high price
2. scarcity, shortage

   Synonyms: carencia, falta, escasez, penuria

• “carestía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28